Cup Winners' Cup

IFCF Cup Winners' Cup

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Region	Worldwide
Number of teams	66 (entrants in IFCF 3)
Current champions	Northern Union (BRE) (1st title)
Most championships	Raynor City United (VAL) (6 titles)

The IFCF Cup Winners' Cup, known as the Cygnus Cup up to its 48th edition, is an international football club competition contested by clubs who have won their national association or league cup. Each association may enter one club, with the defending champions receiving an additional, automatic entry. Clubs may compete in both the Cup Winners' Cup and other IFCF competitions for which they qualify, however the Cup Winners' Cup entry cannot be given to another club who did not win the national cup.

The tournament originated as a competition sponsored by Cygnus, a Krytenian telecoms company. The Cygnus Cup was independent of and not affiliated with UICA, and clubs could thus compete in both the Cygnus Cup and in UICA competitions if they qualified for both. The inaugural tournament, held in the same season as the 27th Champions' Cup, concluded with Vanorian side Ibini FC beating Sargossan team Alianza Jucaro 1-0 in the final held at Cygnus Stadium in Bromham, Krytenia. Raynor City United became the first team to retain the trophy by winning the 8th and 9th editions, and would become the tournament's most successful team winning a total of six titles. The Valladares football association later took over the administration of the tournament.

After the tournament's 48th edition, the tournament was cancelled for one season after the organization operating the Cygnus Cup became defunct. With the founding of the IFCF, it was decided to relaunch the competition under the Cup Winners' Cup name. The 50th Cup Winners' Cup (2nd edition under IFCF control) final was held at Cygnus Stadium in Bromham, Krytenia to celebrate its origins. This would actually have been the 51st final, as one season was missed between the holding of the 48th and 49th editions (the latter being the first Cup Winners' Cup under the IFCF umbrella).

Format

The Cup Winners' Cup is a knockout competition. Each round consists of a home-and-away series decided by the aggregate score between the two teams, with the final played as a single match at a venue selected prior to the start of the competition. Currently, the titleholders as well as the cup winners from the highest-ranked associations according to their coefficient ranking are seeded and given byes to the first round proper (which consists of 32 teams). The remaining teams are drawn to play preliminary rounds (depending on the number of entrants) to qualify for the first round.

Cup Winners' Cup finals

Edition	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Venue
1	Ibini FC (VAL)	1-0	Alianza Jucaro (SRG)	Cygnus Stadium Bromham, Krytenia
2	Areck Furness (SNO)	1-0	Raynor City United (VAL)	Cygnus Stadium Bromham, Krytenia
3	Rode Star Amsterdam (SNO)	0-0 aet 6-5 pen	San Solari FC (COM)	Cygnus Stadium Bromham, Krytenia
4	Cafundó do Juta (CAF)	2-2 aet 4-1 pen	Sokojiwa Dosi CK (COM)	Cygnus Stadium Bromham, Krytenia
5	Hondo FC (VAL)	3-2	CF Septentrionien (SNO)	Cygnus Stadium Bromham, Krytenia
6	Hecia (STB)	3-2	Tout-Puissant Outremont (CDP)	Cygnus Stadium Bromham, Krytenia
7	Dunboor FC (CAF)	7-0	Zhevassi (KPZ)	Cygnus Stadium Bromham, Krytenia
8	Raynor City United (VAL)	1-0	Royal Khaldoon (QPM)	Cygnus Stadium Bromham, Krytenia
9	Raynor City United (VAL)	3-0	Ebor (MYT)	Cygnus Stadium Bromham, Krytenia
10	Mercia Bromham (KRY)	3-0	Firewood City (OSR)	Cygnus Stadium Bromham, Krytenia
11	FC Capri (VAL)	1-0	San Solari FC (COM)	Cygnus Stadium Bromham, Krytenia
12	File:FC Torshavn logo.png FC Torshavn (PIS)	2-0	File:AC Valanari logo.png AC Valanari (VAL)	Cygnus Stadium Bromham, Krytenia
13	Battle (ZRB)	2-1	Raktaghav Hathi (KPZ)	Stade Grande Olympique Neverend, Liventia
14	Firewood City (OSR)	2-0	Psychiatrists (EIT)	Protectorate Stadium Ad'ihan
15	AS Bezieres (VLD)	1-0 aet	Warriors (ZRB)	Bridge Road Oldbridge, Ad'ihan
16	AS Bezieres (VLD)	2-0 aet	File:SportingIturributa.png Sporting Iturributa (ASG)	Estadio Prosperea Ciudagua, Aguazul
17	AS Bezieres (VLD)	4-2 aet	File:Northbrook Diamonds FK logo.png Northbrook Diamonds FK (PIS)	Estadio Conabora San Pablo, Aguazul
18	Fontvielle Impact (VLD)	2-1 aet	East Franz Athletic (PIS)	Old City Stadium Iturributa
19	Pentref-ar-y-Bae (AEL)	1-1 aet 3-0 pen	Scott City FC (DAR)	Estadio Valor Dénprade, Aguazul
20	FC Axel Heiburg (PIS)	1-0	Grasshoppers Turic (OSD)	The Barge Bjarnarey, Polar Islandstates
21	FC Axel Heiburg (PIS)	3-2	Urbizania Wanderers (ASG)	New Free Stone Stadium Drayfill, Aels
22	File:SportingIturributa.png Sporting Iturributa (ASG)	2-1	Scott City FC (DAR)	Coliseu Piru Royal Piru City, Capivara Group
23	Jungle Strike FC (VIL)	5-2 aet	Firewood City (OSR)	South Lawn Split, Broken Islands of Wight
24	Jungle Strike FC (VIL)	2-1	Jamaica Giants (JSY)	Lonngeylin Coliseum Lonngeylin, Vilita
25	File:RoyalRumiatzi.png Royal Rumiatzi (ASG)	3-2	Medoria Löwen (COM)	Cygnus Stadium Bromham, Krytenia
26	Raynor City United (VAL)	2-1 aet	Urbizania Wanderers (ASG)	Royal Equestria Stadium Canterlot, Equestrian States
27	SK Franz Josef City (PIS)	3-1	Jungle Strike FC (VIL)	The Battleground Raynor City, Valanora
28	Iturributa United (ASG)	2-1	File:FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls logo.png FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls (PIS)	Nueva Estadio de Isla Nespa Nespa, The Royal Barangay
29	File:Barbury Town logo.png Barbury Town (APX)	2-0	Urbizania Wanderers (ASG)	Casa Naranja Stemanisis, Yttribia
30	Metropolis Alligators (VLD)	2-1 aet	File:Northbrook Diamonds FK logo.png Northbrook Diamonds FK (PIS)	Stade de Foix-Jules Picot Bezieres, Valladares
31	File:Urbanista logo.png Urbanista (APX)	3-1	Mar Sara FC (VAL)	Coliseum of the Inurahtii Inura Forest, Turori
32	Raynor City United (VAL)	2-1 aet	Revolutionaries (EUR)	Lord Almighty Gregory National Stadium Capital District, Gregoryisgodistan
33	Raynor City United (VAL)	4-1	Scott City FC (DAR)	Stadia Volker Volker, Felix
34	Sonoma Center Panthers (COM)	1-0	Directus (EUR)	Graha'ajat Stidiyama Zhevassi, Pazhujeb Islands
35	Fontvielle Impact (VLD)	1-0 aet	File:Barbury Town logo.png Barbury Town (APX)	Estadio Nacional Barrio El Niño Meléndez, San José Guayabal
36	1830 Cathair FC (AUD)	3-1	Fontvielle Impact (VLD)	Bridget Kilkenny Stadium Teach Iarann, Muzira'a Ba'aydah
37	Crisisbless (NPH)	1-0 aet	1830 Cathair FC (AUD)	New Oxford Coliseum New Oxford, Ceni
38	Marinos Metropolis (VLD)	7-4	CD FAS (SJG)	Estadio Tierra del Fuego Yucaiquén, San José Guayabal
39	Marinos Metropolis (VLD)	3-2 aet	Stein-los Turkish (PAS)	Kilmonarch Stein-los, Pasarga
40	Raynor City United (VAL)	2-0	Directus (EUR)	Cygnus Stadium Bromham, Krytenia
41	Tanrisal (PAS)	2-0	Celtic Noviodunum (NGD)	Cenial Halcyon National Stadium Cenial, Ceni
42	Real Azuris (COS)	3-1	Directus (EUR)	Tivoli Ring Stadium Alikki-Corra, Vilita
43	Ulsa (EUR)	4-1	File:Nacional logo.png Nacional (VLD)	The 66 Stadium Cathair, Audioslavia
44	Ulsa (EUR)	2-2 aet 4-2 pen	Real Azuris (COS)	Eels Park Eelandii, Turori
45	Port Sebastian (SCT)	4-1	Template:UICA association PCR	King's Park Scott City, Darmen
46	Real Azuris (COS)	3-0	KT Moreazerua (AUD)	Lonngeylin Coliseum Lonngeylin, Vilita
47	Spartangrad (EUR)	3-1 aet	File:Revanigruud Riversharks logo.png Revanigruud Riversharks (COS)	Exhibition Place Kirkenes, Kelssek
48	File:Flanders FC logo.svg Flanders FC (COM)	1-0	Spartangrad (EUR)	Draistadion St. Jakob, Siovanija and Teusland
--	Not held between 82nd and 84th World Cup cycles. IFCF takes over after this season.				IFCF cycle
49	AC Izotz Zubia (AUD)	1–0	FC Endeavour (APX)	The Battleground Raynor City, Valanora	1
50	Mar Sara FC (VAL)	2–2 aet 3–2 pen	AC Izotz Zubia (AUD)	Cygnus Stadium Bromham, Krytenia	2
51	Northern Union (BRE)	1–0	1830 Cathair FC (AUD)	Bastion Arena Bastion, Eura	3

Records and statistics

Most successful clubs

Club	Champion	Runner-up
Raynor City United (VAL)	6	1
AS Bezieres (VLD)	3	0
Jungle Strike FC (VIL)	2	1
Fontvielle Impact (VLD)	2	1
FC Axel Heiburg (PIS)	2	0
Marinos Metropolis (VLD)	2	0
Ulsa (EUR)	2	0

Most successful associations

Association	Champion	Runner-up
Valanora (VAL)	10	3
Valladares (VLD)	8	2
Polar Islandstates (PIS)	4	4
Eura (EUR)	3	5
Audioslavia (AUD)	2	2
Cosumar (COS)	2	2
Sorthern Northland (SNO)	2	1
Apox (APX)	2	1
Cafundéu (CAF)	2	0